(v. t.) To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
(v. t.) To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
(v. t.) To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever.
(v. t.) To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions.
(v. t.) To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.
(v. t.) To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
(v. t.) To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.
(v. t.) To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.
Example Sentences:
(1) So I am, of course, intrigued about the city’s newest tourist attraction: a hangover bar, open at weekends, in which sufferers can come in and have a bit of a lie down in soothingly subdued lighting, while sipping vitamin-enriched smoothies.
(2) Hopes that the Queen's diamond jubilee and the £9bn spent on the Olympics would lift sales over the longer term have largely been dashed as growth slows and the outlook, though robust with a growing order book, remains subdued.
(3) The director general of the CML, Paul Smee, said: "January is always a subdued month in the mortgage market but the underlying trend and strong year-on-year growth across all borrower groups indicates a strong start to 2014 continuing the sort of lending levels seen throughout 2013.
(4) England had started with some well-executed set piece moves, a triangular formation in midfield initially foxing Australia, but it was the Wallabies’ ability to react in open play that marked them out: Foley’s first try, after Israel Folau, otherwise subdued on the night, ran through Robshaw, came after he noticed Ben Youngs had drifted too wide and cut inside the scrum-half and Joe Launchbury before wrongfooting Brown.
(5) An investigation by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem concluded that while she did have a knife under her niqab veil she posed no threat to soldiers at the time she was shot and could have been subdued without being fatally wounded.
(6) In these cases, the woman’s wardrobe must feature subdued tones.
(7) Releasing its quarterly inflation report, the Bank's monetary policy committee admitted that the UK recession was deeper than previously thought and that inflation would stay very subdued for a long time – a signal that interest rates will not rise in the short term.
(8) He does not have the ingenuity of Diego Maradona or the lawless wit of Luis Suárez, so does not cast spells over opponents, but he has shown that he can certainly help subdue them and uplift his team.
(9) The company blamed the decline in performance on a challenging trading and competitive environment, ongoing subdued consumer sentiment and economic uncertainty, the effect of strong market capacity growth and an unrecovered $27m cost of the carbon tax.
(10) And we are hopeful that a recovery in productivity will keep firms' cost pressures subdued," its economists said in a research note.
(11) "However, one area of the market which is subdued is remortgaging – all the more surprising when you consider the excellent rates available and the threat of an interest rate rise.
(12) Examples included officers punching and using pepper spray on people who have already been subdued, including after they have been handcuffed and at times “as punishment for the person’s earlier verbal or physical resistance”.
(13) In the Alevi association, in this subdued but defiant campaign, Demirtaş looked past the cameras, his gaze static and distant, and seemed not to be there.
(14) Believing the suspect’s magazine was empty, he chased the gunman in hopes of subduing him.
(15) No, Mourinho always wants to win but the priority was certainly to hold the fort – and there is no better team in England when it comes to subduing high-calibre opponents.
(16) Forming a coalition will be challenging, while operational considerations must not be subordinate to political ones, Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies told the Guardian: "A coalition in which sectarian Iraqi Shia militias play a key role because these are Baghdad's only or most reliable troops, or in which Kurdish fighters are asked to operate far from their territories, could antagonise the very constituency whose support against Isis is fundamental: the various local Sunni communities who have accommodated or been subdued by Isis."
(17) The crowd was initially subdued, having just seen Murray crash out and there were plenty of empty seats when the match began.
(18) It had begun as a subdued explosion, really, in the early 1960s, when a new generation of bohemians began to adapt and mutate the culture of the 'Beats' - Jack Kerouac et al - which had installed itself on North Beach during the late 1950s.
(19) A subdued Rosberg was in his shoulder-shrugging mood.
(20) The results indicate that the extent of DNA degradation to acid-soluble nucleotides is highest in chromatin at the early stages of gonad growth, being drastically subdued in the mature sperm cell.
Unbowed
Definition:
(a.) Not bent or arched; not bowed down.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unbowed, Allen launched himself into merger talks with Carlton to create ITV and found himself in the top spot when Carlton shareholders ousted chairman Michael Green, who was ITV's chairman designate, in a revolt lead by Anthony Bolton, a fund manager at investment house Fidelity, subsequently dubbed the "quiet assassin".
(2) A claim that the UK economy has "relative strength" to survive the crisis stirs the Conservatives into fresh rage, but Darling is unbowed: "We did fix the roof in the fair weather - we fixed the roofs of schools and hospitals around the United Kingdom."
(3) Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight Read more This marks the first time Sanders has taken a lead in any poll.
(4) Chen believes the case is retaliatory , but remains unbowed.
(5) Unbowed, the Mail used a story last month about the College of Paramedics raising concerns about separated bike lanes (a story that, it is worth noting, misquoted the college’s views ) in an editorial column : Segregated cycle lanes have increased congestion and worsened pollution ... Isn’t it time to abandon this cycle ‘superhighway’ experiment and admit that it was a stupid mistake?
(6) "Both women dealt with their release in a brilliant and charming way, I think: they were unbowed, but not arrogant," said Lerner.
(7) François Ruffin, the journalist and film-maker behind an award-winning blockbuster documentary on textile workers , tweeted that he had won a seat for France Unbowed in the northern area of the Sommes, confounding the predictions in favour of his opponent from Macron’s party.
(8) Le Pen said: “The abstention rate considerably weakens the legitimacy of the new parliament … Even if Macron has won a strong majority, he should know that his ideas are in a minority in this country.” Jean-Luc Mélenchon ’s new hard-left movement, France Unbowed, was projected to win around 19 seats.
(9) Daniel Tosh continues to broadcast in the States, unbowed by the row that greeted his unpleasant response to a female heckler (“Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by, like, five guys right now?”).
(10) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing party France Unbowed, said last month that Trump was “not at all welcome” on Bastille day.
(11) Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown went further: "We are bloody but unbowed.
(12) Two months ago any suggestion that Mélenchon, head of La France Insoumise (Unbowed France), could be a serious contender for the Elysée would have been thought laughable.
(13) But staff on the island have told Guardian Australia the mood remains tense, and the protesters apparently unbowed.
(14) And the path to success for Hillary Clinton is to be bold and populist in her campaign platform.” Big crowds – but bigger dollars Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight Read more Sanders’ campaign has evolved from a longshot ideological crusade to a legitimate operation in a very short period of time.
(15) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the leftwing party France Unbowed, said last month that Trump was “not at all welcome” on Bastille Day.
(16) Bloodied but largely unbowed , Thompson and the 88-year-old broadcaster he oversees have endured to fight another day.
(17) It is not clear whether Parker and Stone will feel the need to show they are unbowed by returning to the Muhammad theme next week.
(18) "Clearly the judges are likely to mark him down for artistic interpretation and, unlike Team GB, he won't be bagging any gold medals today but he remains unbowed," said the spokesperson.
(19) Unbowed, and aided by Djokovic's first serve emphatically deserting him, Nadal wins himself another break point and takes it, with his third point-winning crosscourt forehand of the game.
(20) Zarakolu is unbowed by his conviction, which was reduced from five months in prison to a fine, and says he'd publish again if he needed to.